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Hans George Drautman (b.1710) emigrated in 1736 from Germany to Philadelphia, and was the direct ancestor of the author in the seventeenth generation. Many other Troutman or Troutman emigrants also arrived, including Hieronimus and Johannes Trautman who immi- grated in 1743. Many of these are named, and some descendants and relatives are listed. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Ohio, Illinois, California and elsewhere. Includes some family history and genealogy of Germany.
Containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States
This bibliography of the study of household furnishings used in the United States from the seventeenth century to the early twentieth century contains twenty-one sections. Each section begins with an essay that outlines the development of scholarship in the files and points toward new directions for research with annotated entries on the most significant works. Three chapters present the basic reference tools and surveys of art and architecture. These are followed by chapters devoted to such topics as furniture; metals, including silver and gold, pewter, and Britannia metal; ceramics and glass; textiles; timepieces; household activities and systems; and craftsmen and the Arts and Crafts Movement in America. Includes an author/title index.
Provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes information abstracted from over 2,000 journals published worldwide.
David Franks, a colonial businessman in Philadelphia, was one of the most important figures in American Jewish history in the eighteenth century. This extensively researched biography illuminates not only Franks's personal dealings, but also his business life. Franks was involved with Indian trade, ship design and building, manufacturing, international trade, land speculation, westward exploration, and military provisioning. This volume follows Franks from his beginnings in a prominent Jewish family to his trials for treason and his exile in the postrevolutionary period, offering a unique portrait of a forgotten American.
Johann Philip Bachman (1762-1837), son of Sebastian Bachman (b.1723), immigrated from Germany to Lititz, Pennsylvania in 1793, and married twice. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma and elsewhere.